The 115-pound women’s champ recently signed a multi-fight agreement with Invicta FC, sources close to the event confirmed to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

Gurgel will face a to-be-announced opponent at the all-female promotion’s fifth event, which takes place April 6. Though a venue and location have not been announced, and prevoius reports indicated the promotion’s hope to expand its horizons, potentially for an event in California, the plan is for Invicta FC 5 to take place in Kansas City, Mo.

Bellator and Invicta officials could not be reached Monday evening for comment on the move. Gurgel most recently competed at flyweight for the tournament-based promotion at Bellator 83, where she was choked unconscious in 58 seconds by Jessica Eye.

It was her second performance since a knee injury benched her for much of 2011 and 2012. She returned in October 2012 at Bellator 78 to meet Casey Noland and won via unanimous decision.

The bout did not come without controversy. After being placed on the event’s web-streamed preliminary-card, which relegated it to a smaller audience, Gurgel’s husband, UFC and Strikeforce vet Jorge Gurgel, called the move “borderline dumb.” Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney countered that the bout was intended to ease her transition back to the cage after such a serious injury.

But it wasn’t the first time the two sides were at odds, and earlier events may have set the stage for a fallout. In late 2011, Gurgel took to a fundraising website to help pay for injuries she said she sustained fighting for the promotion and was unable to pay due to a lapse in insurance. Bellator subsequently offered to pay the fighter’s medical bills, but she later said the promotion failed to follow through.

When Bellator later promoted a bout between Jessica Aguilar and Megumi Fujii – both of whom Gurgel beat to win the inaugural Bellator 115-pound title – as a contest between the No. 1 and No. 2 women in MMA, the champ was incensed and took her feelings to the media.

Now, Gurgel will look to make a name in a new home.

Jorge Gurgel previously told MMAjunkie.com that his wife is focused on competing in the flyweight division, where Invicta FC’s ranks include Vanessa Porto, Tara LaRosa and Aisling Daly.